BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org
PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:Indybay-50693
SEQUENCE:50693
CREATED:20041029T061900Z
DESCRIPTION:H A I T I :  Hidden from the Headlines  with Pierre Laboissiere, founding 
 member, Haiti Action Committee;  Dave Welsh, San Francisco Labor Council 
 delegate;  and Sasha Kramer, member, Human Rights delegation to Haiti  
 Tuesday, November 9th, 2004, 6:00 pm    SEIU Local 715 Hall, 2nd Floor 
 Great Room    2302 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95131  Suggested donation $10 
 - $20    No one turned away for lack of funds!    All proceeds go to Haiti 
 Action Committee    to support the people of Haiti    What news we hear 
 about Haiti is biased and distorted, and most of   the   time events in 
 Haiti are completely absent from U.S. media.  Yet   violence and repression 
 in Haiti is growing at an alarming pace.   On   Sept. 30th, police opened 
 fire on pro-democracy demonstrators, and   since then several hundred 
 people have been killed, hundreds of Lavalas   activists arbitrarily 
 arrested without warrants, and union leaders   intimidated and imprisoned.  
   Even in this climate of terror, the Haitian people continue to take   to  
  the streets to demand the return of their democratically elected   
 president and an end to the political repression.  Join us for a   
 discussion with three delegates recently returned from labor, human   
 rights, and fact-finding missions to Haiti.     Pierre Labossiere, founding 
 member of the Haiti Action Committee.    Pierre will provide a historical 
 perspective and share his views of the   current situation.  Dave Welsh, 
 San Francisco Labor Council delegate, traveled to Haiti in   March on a 
 fact finding delegation to learn how the coup has affected   labor.  Dave 
 will speak on the relationship between labor and politics   in Haiti.  
 Sasha Kramer, Ecology graduate student at Stanford, recently returned   
 from a human rights delegation to Haiti.  The delegation was able to   meet 
 with labor leaders, community organizers, political prisoners, and   
 elected officials who have been forced into hiding.  Sasha will show a   
 slideshow and share the stories of the people she met.  For more 
 information on the event, contact   info@southbaylaborforpeace.org.  For 
 updates on Haiti, see   http://www.haitiaction.net.  Sponsored by:  Haiti 
 Action Committee  http://www.haitiaction.net    info@haitiaction.org    
 (510) 483-7481  SEIU Local 715 African American Caucus    (AFRAM)  
 afram715@yahoo.com       South Bay Labor for Peace and Justice  
 http://www.southbaylaborforpeace.org    info@southbaylaborforpeace.org    
 (408) 476-8298  South Bay Mobilization  http://www.southbaymobilization.org 
    sbm@southbaymobilization.org    (408) 998-8504\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/10/28/50693.php
SUMMARY:Haiti: Hidden from the Headlines
LOCATION:Tuesday, November 9th, 2004, 6:00 pm    SEIU Local 715 Hall, 2nd Floor 
 Great Room    2302 Zanker Road, San Jose, CA 95131  
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/10/28/50693.php
DTSTART:20041110T020000Z
DTEND:20041110T050000Z
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR